RnR - Rosie’s make-over

Lockdown got everyone making lists; we must tidy this, paint that, plant gardens, bake or learn to cook – something. The Rock and I pondered painting the interior of Rosie (our 1998 Ford Transit four-berth ex-rental motorhome), but ordering a paint colour online was not going to work for me and with literally no tools, sandpaper or paint brushes on hand we wandered off to ponder tackling something else.

But with lockdown ending and a family member arriving – who just happens to be a professional old-school painter who is just a tad OCD and finicky – a little project seemed in order, especially as he would be with us for a few weeks. It sounded simple to start with – oh, famous last words.

Rick started with sanding the internal wood work. Our Rosie is built like a brick outhouse, real wooden locker and